Starborn b*witch a wealthy spinster and eccentric

a wealthy spinster and eccentric breeder of rare flowers

staring empty-eyed

spiritual wisdom

frightened pregnant woman

But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be

Starborn b*witch a wealthy spinster and eccentricAn astronomer "who writes like a poet" (Wall Street Journal) gives a sweeping, "beautifully written" (Nature) inquiry into how the night sky has shaped human history For as long as humans have lived, we have lived beneath the stars. But under the glow of todays artificial lighting, we have lost the intimacy our ancestors once shared with the cosmos. In Starborn, cosmologist Roberto Trotta reveals how stargazing has shaped the course of human